5. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Lamentations 2:5:1 ⧉הָיָ֨הhayahas been or became Lamentations 2:5:2 ⧉אֲדֹנָ֤יadonaiLord Lamentations 2:5:3 ⧉כְּאוֹיֵב֙keoyevlike an enemy Lamentations 2:5:4 ⧉בִּלַּ֣עbillahe swallowed up Lamentations 2:5:5 ⧉יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לyisraelIsrael Lamentations 2:5:6 ⧉בִּלַּע֙billahe swallowed up Lamentations 2:5:7 ⧉כָּל־אַרְמְנוֹתֶ֔יהָkalarmenotehaall her palaces Lamentations 2:5:8 ⧉שִׁחֵ֖תshikhethe destroyed or ruined Lamentations 2:5:9 ⧉מִבְצָרָ֑יוmivtsaravhis fortified places or his strongholds Lamentations 2:5:10 ⧉וַיֶּ֙רֶב֙vayerevand he increased or multiplied Lamentations 2:5:11 ⧉בְּבַת־יְהוּדָ֔הbevatyehudain the daughter of Judah Lamentations 2:5:12 ⧉תַּאֲנִיָּ֖הtaaniyamourning Lamentations 2:5:13 ⧉וַאֲנִיָּֽה׃סvaaniyaand lamentation |
5. Formal Translation The Lord {Adonai, Sovereign Master} became like an enemy—He swallowed up Israel; He swallowed up all her palaces. He demolished her strongholds, and He multiplied mourning and lamentation in the daughter of Judah. |
5. Dynamic Translation The Lord {Adonai, Ruling Authority} treated Israel like a foe—He devoured her and her palaces, dismantled her strongholds, and filled the people of Judah with lamentation and grief. |